My New 10 Gal Reef!

melypr1985

melypr1985

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this is my tank. i have a coral, an emerald crab, and an arrow crab. the third pic is of the free mushroom i got with my rock. i was wondering if anybody thought my arrow crab will mess with the coral.
i plan on adding and anemone and some coral frags and one fish. i am open to suggestions, help, comments, or critisism. thanks for looking!




 
mr. limpid

mr. limpid

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Nice looking tank clean no algae. I would think twice about the anemone I have a 20g long and to over half the tank and was stinging my coral, had to give it away. A six wrasse is perfect for a reef tank but they like to jump you will need a lid or egg crate. As for the arrow crab mine never bothered my coral.
 
melypr1985

melypr1985

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cool! thanx for the help! maybe i will just stick to corals in this small tank. i'm starting up a 55 gal in a few weeks. i can put anemones in that one.
i had alot of algae on my live rock until i put the emerald crab in there. he is such a pig!
 
meowzer

meowzer

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That's a nice bubble....remember that they have sweeper (whatever they are called) tentacles, so you have to keep things at a distance from it
 
melypr1985

melypr1985

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thanx! its on the ground right now because it's base is shaped all funny. i'll need to glue it down to a rock. will it hurt any other corals? does it need to be in a corner somewhere by itself? that seems kinda lonely for the poor thing. lol
 
meowzer

meowzer

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LOL....I doubt it's lonely.....I just know that at night it lets tentacles out that will sting ANYTHING by it...so it needs to be far anough away from anything so it can't sting it
 
melypr1985

melypr1985

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3070040
LOL....I doubt it's lonely.....I just know that at night it lets tentacles out that will sting ANYTHING by it...so it needs to be far anough away from anything so it can't sting it
ohhh. i saw that it went all spikey at night. if i touch it will it sting me too? like hurt kind of sting? maybe thats why my arrow crab stays away at night but picks at the ground around it in the day.
 
melypr1985

melypr1985

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Originally Posted by jordan3548
http:///forum/post/3070042
Nice tank I wish I could keep mine that clean
its only been up for 2 months. i assume that it hasn't had time to grow that much algae or anything. plus my greedy emerald crab tends to mow everything over before it has a chance to grow. thanks for the complement though!
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by melypr1985
http:///forum/post/3070067
ohhh. i saw that it went all spikey at night. if i touch it will it sting me too? like hurt kind of sting? maybe thats why my arrow crab stays away at night but picks at the ground around it in the day.
I guess if you really want to try to touch it go ahead...lol...hey let me know if it hurts...
 
melypr1985

melypr1985

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so i'm starting up my 55 gal for my b-day in a few weeks and i want to know what the best filtration system is for it. i dont have alot of room in the cabinet below the tank and i'm on a budget (just like everybody else). i was thinking of building a wet/dry filter or a refugium to fit. but i dont know what a refugium is for, what it consists of, or even if i need one. plus i'm not sure but can i do both? hmmmm...... suggestions anybody? i'm really new at this. if you nottice my 10 gal is running off of a hang-off-the-back filter! i want my big tank to be budget frendly but also something to brag about.
 
melypr1985

melypr1985

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i just got back from the LFS and got two new corals for my tank!!! i only spent $20! i so love those guys over there! i got a torch coral and a pulsing xenia. i am told that the color of the torch is a rare one. i will be posting pics when they are done acclimating!!
 
melypr1985

melypr1985

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i got my new corals in the tank and they look awsome! here are some pics for your enjoyment!
torch coral (supposedly a rare color for it according to the guy at lfs)
 
melypr1985

melypr1985

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thanks! its a coralife. it came in a red box..

i'm not sure, i went to the lfs and told the guy what i want to keep and how big my tank is and he handed me the one i needed. if i remember correctly it is like 35 watts or something? he said that with the light i have on my small little tank is more than good enought to put whatever i want under it. i just need to get a powerhead this weekend to be able to broaden my selection.
 
s0s0sleepy

s0s0sleepy

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Just a heads up, i too once had an emerald crab until one day i noticed something was eating my mushroom coral. It was the crab making a feast out of it. Maybe it was just mine, but i would keep an eye out for it. Nice tank by the way.
 
ophiura

ophiura

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I had a rogue emerald as well. Be sure he is spot fed or something since you don't have a great deal of algae

I suspect you have PC lights if it is a coralife fixture.
 
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